There are a lot of overlapping bills.
By Tammy Joyner Former President Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trial today with yet another investigation hanging over his head. Georgia’s Secretary of State announced Monday it was investigating Trump’s Jan. 6 call pressuring ...
America’s main path to Democracy is under siege. More than 100 voter-suppression bills have been introduced in 28 states – including Georgia – in the wake of record voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election, ...
By Tammy Joyner Atlanta media — notably TV stations — is estimated to have brought in more than $350 million from campaign spending during the presidential election and this year’s senate runoff races, making it one of the ...
Georgia lawmakers are calling for a national push to set term limits on Congress. Two resolutions – Senate Joint Resolution 28 and House Joint Resolution 39 – were introduced Tuesday calling for a national convention ...
By Tammy Joyner State Republican lawmakers have introduced a group of election-related bills that, if passed, could make it more difficult for some to vote in Georgia. The eight senate bills seek to end automatic ...
The City of Atlanta intends to start accepting new applications for coronavirus-related emergency housing assistance. Some day. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, announced that the online portal that allows people to ...
By Sean Keenan Once again, federal officials have cast a lifeline — albeit one with an expiration date — to Americans threatened by eviction amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control ...
By Sean Keenan The City of Atlanta this week unveiled a guide that could help residents navigate its housing affordability crisis. On Tuesday, officials debuted Affordable Housing ATL: A Resource Guide for Residents, a brief catalog ...
Crime is No. 1 on peoples' minds, but Moore's also thinking of budget, infrastructure and more.
By Tammy Joyner Georgians are settling into a different political landscape from a year ago. With the elections over, Atlanta Civic Circle is asking prominent Georgians to reflect on last year’s political machinations and provide insight on ...
By Sean Keenan Atlanta Housing (AH) commissioner Robert Highsmith has missed nearly as many agency board meetings as he’s attended, an investigation into AH roll-call records shows. Between Highsmith’s November 2017 appointment by former Atlanta ...
What is truly dangerous for Republicans about all this tinkering with election laws is that it prolongs the idea that eliminating drop boxes or requiring more identification for absentee voting would really change very much, ...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ administration has proposed three election-year urban renewal initiatives that, if enacted, could imprint the mayor’s legacy on the city’s divisions around race and class for years to come.
Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore has filed the legal paperwork to set up a run for mayor.
Imagine more tiny homes in backyards or apartments over the garages in Atlanta. A new program by investment company GROUNDFLOOR could spur the development and preservation of more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — a move ...
Five elderly Atlanta Housing (AH) residents have passed away due to COVID-19-related complications, a spokesman for the housing authority said Thursday.
Photo by Kelly Jordan Municipal races key to mapping growth in your city By Tammy Joyner The big-money, high-stakes elections may be over but don’t shelve your voting obligations just yet. Some of the most ...
The city’s public housing authority is exploring the possibility of vaccinating its elderly residents to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 at the agency’s apartment complexes.
The Georgia runoffs were the most significant statewide elections ever, national political consultant James Carville said in an exclusive Zoom conversation on Jan. 15.
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